Matthildur Pálsdóttir was born on April 3, 1848 in N. Múlasýsla.
Spouse: 1873 Árni Jónsson b. February 15, 1851 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. in N. Dakota July 12, 1936
Children: 1. Vilhelmína b. December 29, 1874 2. Pálína b. October 1, 1876 3. Jónína Guðbjörg b. August 6, 1878 4. Magnús b. 1880, d. as a young child in Iceland 5. Karólína Ragnhildur b. October 10, 1882 6. Vilhelmína Guðlaug b. December 28, 1884 7. Jóhanna Þorbjörg b. July 13, 1886 8. Guðmunda Bergþóra b. November 5, 1887 9. Guðbjörg Arnheiður b. August 18, 1890. 10. Skafti Vilhjálmur b. November 24, 1893.
They emigrated west across the ocean to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883 and moved south to Pembina, N. Dakota. In 1886, Árni homesteaded in the Sand Hills Settlement and they lived there ever after.